Night and Fog in Japan

Night and Fog in Japan

Night and Fog in Japan

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Night and Fog in Japan

1960

1h 43m

6.4(27 votes)

Drama

Overview

Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.

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Shochiku

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1 video

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

桑野みゆき

Reiko Harada

桑野みゆき

Acting

渡辺文雄

Haruaki Nozawa

渡辺文雄

Acting

津川雅彦

Ôta

津川雅彦

Acting

芥川比呂志

Prof. Udagawa

芥川比呂志

Acting

佐藤慶

Sakamaki

佐藤慶

Acting

戸浦六宏

Higashiura Toura

戸浦六宏

Acting

小山明子

Misako Nakagawa

小山明子

Acting

Shinko Ujiie

Mrs. Udagawa

No Image

Acting

Ichirô Hayami

Takumi

No Image

Acting

吉沢京夫

Katsuhiko Nakayama

No Image

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